Average age of women at marriage in New Zealand
New Zealand: Average age of women at marriage was 29.6 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average age of women at marriage in New Zealand, 2001–2021
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 29.6 years for average age of women at marriage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of women at marriage in New Zealand peaked at 29.6 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.5 years, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 25th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Average age of women at marriage in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.5 years | — |
| 2002 | 27.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 years | 27.5 years | 28.3 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.78 years | 28.2 years | 29.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.55 years | 29.5 years | 29.6 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of women at marriage in New Zealand?
- Average age of women at marriage in New Zealand was 29.6 years in 2021, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of women at marriage recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average age of women at marriage recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 years in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for average age of women at marriage?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average age of women at marriage rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of women at marriage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average age of women who got married for the first time that year.